BTS were the big winners at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards, but you’d never know it from watching the two-hour show which aired on E! on Sunday (Nov. 15). The four categories that BTS won weren’t presented on air, so the K-pop sensations were scarcely mentioned. The same is true of Ariana Grande, who won two awards.
The show has 44 categories—not counting three honorary awards. That allows the producers to cherry-pick categories. The categories that are presented on the air are those where the winners agreed to accept.
Justin Bieber won the male artist of 2020, though there was no presentation or acceptance speech. The award was merely mentioned in the introduction to his two-song performance of “Lonely” and “Holy.” Bieber and Chloe X Halle provided the night’s only performances.
Jennifer Lopez received the people’s icon award and had the night’s most star-studded presentation. Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Nicole Kidman both spoke warmly about the versatile star. Armie Hammer presented the award. Tracee Ellis Ross and Tyler Perry received the night’s other special awards.
Bad Boys For Life was named the movie of 2020 even though it lost a subordinate award, the action movie of 2020, to Mulan. Likewise, Grey’s Anatomy won the [TV] show of 2020, even though it lost the drama show of 2020 to Riverdale. One probably shouldn’t look to the E! People’s Choice Awards for logic or consistency.
Demi Lovato hosted the show, which was held at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. There was no live audience, though there was a virtual audience of fans from around the U.S. on large screens on either side of a runway where the winners appeared.
Here’s the full list of winners. Winners who participated in the show are marked with an asterisk.
The people’s icon award:
Jennifer Lopez*
The people’s champion award:
Tyler Perry*
The fashion icon award:
Tracee Ellis Ross*
Music
The male artist of 2020:
Justin Bieber*
The female artist of 2020:
Ariana Grande
The group of 2020:
BTS
The song of 2020:
“Dynamite,” BTS
The album of 2020:
Map of the Soul: 7, BTS
The country artist of 2020:
Blake Shelton*
The Latin artist of 2020:
Becky G
The new artist of 2020:
Doja Cat
The music video of 2020:
“Dynamite,” BTS
The collaboration song of 2020:
“WAP,” Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
The soundtrack song of 2020:
“Only the Young” (Taylor Swift, Miss Americana)
Movies
The movie of 2020:
Bad Boys for Life
The comedy movie of 2020:
The Kissing Booth 2
The action movie of 2020:
Mulan
The drama movie of 2020:
Hamilton
The family movie of 2020:
Onward
The male movie star of 2020:
Will Smith, Bad Boys for Life
The female movie star of 2020:
Tiffany Haddish, Like a Boss*
The drama movie star of 2020:
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
The comedy movie star of 2020:
Joey King, The Kissing Booth 2*
The action movie star of 2020:
Chris Hemsworth, Extraction
Television
The show of 2020:
Grey’s Anatomy
The drama show of 2020:
Riverdale
The comedy show of 2020:
Never Have I Ever*
The reality show of 2020:
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
The competition show of 2020:
The Voice
The male TV star of 2020:
Cole Sprouse, Riverdale
The female TV star of 2020:
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy*
The drama TV star of 2020:
Mandy Moore, This Is Us*
The comedy TV star of 2020:
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family*
The daytime talk show of 2020:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show*
The nighttime talk show of 2020:
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*
The competition contestant of 2020:
Gigi Goode, RuPaul’s Drag Race
The reality TV star of 2020:
Khloe Kardashian, Keeping Up with The Kardashians
The bingeworthy show of 2020:
Outer Banks
The sci-fi/fantasy show of 2020:
Wynonna Earp
Pop Culture
The social star of 2020:
Emma Chamberlain
The beauty influencer of 2020:
James Charles
The social celebrity of 2020:
Ariana Grande
The animal star of 2020:
Doug the Pug
The comedy act of 2020:
Leslie Jones: Time Machine*
The style star of 2020:
Zendaya
The game changer of 2020:
LeBron James
The pop podcast of 2020:
Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain
